Kono Shrine, Kyoto
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Kono Shrine

籠神社

Opening hours Shrine gates: February–November 08:00–17:00; December–January 08:00–16:30. Weekends, public holidays and New Year may have different hours.

Usual hours and prices, checked 2026-10-07 against the sources under “What this place is”. They can change for holidays and events — confirm before you go. Official site

Our guide

Kono Shrine, in Ōgaki in the city of Miyazu, Kyoto Prefecture, is the ichinomiya of the former Tango Province. It is also called Moto-Ise Kono Shrine, and its chief priests have come from the Amabe clan since the Kofun period. Its main festival is held every year on 24 April.

Fuchū Station on the Amanohashidate Cable Car is about 150 m away, and Amanohashidate about 1.6 km.

Written by japan-spots.com (2026-09-22) from the sources credited on this page. Distances are straight lines between map positions.

Photos

Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence — see credits
  1. Kono-jinja (Miyazu) haiden — Saigen Jiro · CC0 · source · resized
  2. Manai-jinja (Kono-jinja okumiya) shaden-2 — Saigen Jiro · CC0 · source · resized
  3. Manai-jinja (Kono-jinja okumiya) iwakura — Saigen Jiro · CC0 · source · resized
  4. Kono-jinja Miyazu Kyoto Pref05n3000 — 663highland · CC BY 2.5 · source · resized
  5. Kono-jinja Miyazu Kyoto Pref04n3000 — 663highland · CC BY 2.5 · source · resized
  6. Kono-jinja (Miyazu) torii — Saigen Jiro · CC0 · source · resized
  7. Kono-jinja (Miyazu) shinmon — Saigen Jiro · CC0 · source · resized
  8. Kono-jinja (Miyazu) otorii — Saigen Jiro · CC0 · source · resized
  9. Kono-jinja (Miyazu) honden — Saigen Jiro · CC0 · source · resized

What this place is

Kono Jinja (籠神社) is a Shinto shrine in the Ōgaki neighborhood of the city of Miyazu in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. It is the ichinomiya of former Tango Province. The main festival of the shrine is held annually on April 24. The shrine is also called the Moto-Ise Kono Jinja (元伊勢籠神社), and its kannushi has been in the Amabe clan since the Kofun period. It may be the Sōja shrine and Ichinomiya of the Tango Province.

Visitor information checked: 2026-10-07 · Official visitor information

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What to expect at this type of place: Shrine

Nearby station

Nearby station: Fuchū (Amanohashidate Cable Car), about 150 m from the spot in a straight line.

Worked out on 2026-09-14 from this place’s map position, using HeartRails Express station data and station names from Wikidata. The distance is a straight line, not a walking route, and says nothing about buses, transfers or timetables — plan the trip on Google Maps.

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